2025 Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Physical Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #18 out of the 38 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for physical sciences students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 315 bachelor's degrees in physical sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Physical Sciences School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of physical sciences for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to physical sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of physical sciences students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for physical sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized physical sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for physical sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Physical Sciences in Louisiana

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in physical sciences.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Bachelor's in Physical Sciences

1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

86 Annual Graduates

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in physical sciences. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Baton Rouge.More information about a bachelor’s in physical sciences from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

2

Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

31 Annual Graduates

Xavier University of Louisiana is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in physical sciences. Located in the large city of New Orleans, XULA is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in physical sciences from Xavier University of Louisiana

3

University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

University of New Orleans is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in physical sciences. UNO is a medium-sized public university located in the large city of New Orleans.More information about a bachelor’s in physical sciences from University of New Orleans

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Physical Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	34	1,153
Mississippi	34	303
Florida	34	1,037
Virginia	34	1,080
Alabama	33	431
Georgia	33	816
West Virginia	32	189
Tennessee	32	560
South Carolina	32	335
Kentucky	31	363
Arkansas	30	299

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Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	197
Geological & Earth Sciences	62
Physics	43
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	8
General Physical Sciences	5

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	1,828
Engineering	1,278
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	300
Engineering Technologies	286
Architecture & Related Services	279
Natural Resources & Conservation	183
Mathematics & Statistics	183

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA. More about our data sources and methodologies.